Cybersecurity Programme Lead - Gen & Trading (Hybrid)

Electricity Supply Board; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is seeking a senior cybersecurity professional to strengthen governance, risk management and regulatory readiness across Generation & Trading. You will lead audits, drive risk assurance, and deliver programme priorities in a hybrid Ireland-based role.

The role collaborates with OT Cybersecurity, CISO, IT & Digital, and enterprise services, embedding security by design in asset lifecycles and major projects while ensuring audit-ready evidence and regulatory

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in cybersecurity, risk, compliance, or governance across IT and/or OT environments.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and standards (e.g. NISD, NIS2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF).
• Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders.
• Full clean driving licence and willingness to travel to Generation & Trading sites as required.
• Professional cybersecurity certification (e.g. CISSP, CISA, CISM, CGEIT).
• Experience in energy, utilities, or other critical infrastructure sectors.
• Experience leading audits, compliance assessments, and regulatory engagement activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead 1LOD audit and regulatory activities: Coordinate Generation & Trading cybersecurity audits, assessments and regulatory engagements, maintaining clear accountability, consistent evidence standards and continuous readiness.
• Coordinate cybersecurity risk and assurance: Maintain the integrated Generation & Trading Cybersecurity Risk Register and coordinate risks, owners, decisions, actions and assurance activity across Trading IT, Corporate IT dependencies and relevant OT interfaces.
• Deliver cybersecurity programme priorities: Lead defined workstreams within the Generation & Trading Cybersecurity Programme, translating strategy and operating model requirements into practical delivery priorities, reporting and action management.
• Embed cybersecurity into business and project processes: Promote security and compliance by design across asset lifecycle management, trading system changes, projects, digital initiatives, supplier engagements and investment decisions.
• Coordinate supplier and commercial assurance: Lead third-party cybersecurity risk and remediation activities within GT, while supporting cybersecurity input into business cases, regulatory submissions and commercial decisions.
• Improve cybersecurity procedures and incident readiness: Support the development and continuous improvement of practical cybersecurity specifications, procedures and guidance, including incident response planning, testing and lessons learned.
• Provide stakeholder leadership and capability development: Represent Generation Cybersecurity at relevant governance forums, provide clear updates on risk and delivery, and help stakeholders understand requirements and maintain an audit-ready posture.

Skills

Cybersecurity governance

Audit leadership

Regulatory readiness

Risk management

Stakeholder leadership

Regulatory frameworks

Job description

Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is seeking a senior cybersecurity professional to strengthen governance, risk management and regulatory readiness across Generation & Trading. You will lead audits, drive risk assurance, and deliver programme priorities in a hybrid Ireland-based role.

The role collaborates with OT Cybersecurity, CISO, IT & Digital, and enterprise services, embedding security by design in asset lifecycles and major projects while ensuring audit-ready evidence and regulatory